Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Complaints (2018)

324 consumer complaints on file.

• #11067331February 6, 2018
  POWER TRAIN

  NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED 7 EPISODES DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WHERE THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN TURNING ONTO A CITY STREET. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH BOTH RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS TO ENTER TRAFFIC FROM A STOP SIGN. IT IS JUST UNRESPONSIVE FOR 1-2 SECONDS THEN ENGAGES WITH A BIT OF A JERK. VERY FRIGHTENING! I'VE HAD A FEELING OF PANIC NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD AS TRAFFIC IS APPROACHING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHECKED FOR DTCS AND COMPUTER UPDATES. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS UNPREDICTABLY INTERMITTENT, THE ROAD TEST DID NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THEY RETURNED THE CAR SAYING IT "DRIVES AS DESIGNED". THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED BEFORE RELEASING THE CAR. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR I HAD HOPED WOULD BE SAFE AND PROBLEM FREE.

  Crash:

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  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #11065540January 28, 2018
  UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  01/28/2018 - DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 79 NEAR EVANS CITY AT 7:30 AM, SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNROOF SHATTERED AND BLEW OUT OF THE CAR. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND AT THE TIME, NO ROCKS OR TREES HIT IT.

  Crash:

  No

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  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #11052864December 6, 2017
  ENGINE

  I HAVE JUST PURCHASED MY SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T ULTIMATE 4 DAYS AGO AND WHILE DRIVING HOME TODAY FROM WORK TRAFFIC WAS A STOP AND GO. CAR DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT A MILE IN THIS TRAFFIC (I DRIVE A TOTAL OF 16 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK), THEN I TRIED TO GO AFTER STOPPING AND THERE WAS A BIG HESITATION IN THE ACCELERATION. THE CAR WENT TO 8 MPH THEN FELT AS IT HAD STALLED AND I ALMOST WAS HIT, THANKFULLY MY CAR STARTED GOING. IT DID THIS TWICE IN LESS THEN TEN MINUTES AND BOTH TIMES I WAS ALMOST HIT. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY DURING AFTER WORK 5:30 RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS MADE ME NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY NEW CAR I AM PAYING FOR.

  Crash:

  No

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  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #11045542November 13, 2017
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE HAS NO ACCELERATION AFTER A STOP. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER OF A COLLISION. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN SWITCHING FROM ECO TO NORMAL MODE. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE SHORT MONTH I HAVE OWNED IT. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR VISUAL ITEMS TO PROVE IT. IT JUST DOES NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT TO KICK IN.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0